1958
On April 2, 1975 the Dartmouth Alumni Association of Greater Boston held its annual dinner. The Reverend Jim Crawford opened the festivities with an invocation which I understand was one of the best ever given at a Dartmouth dinner. There was a '58 table which made for a pleasant evening for those in attendance. Jim and Linda Crawford are settled in their new home in Brookline from which Jim commutes to the Old South Church where he is the pastor. Because of the church's historical value, Jim is going to be very involved in the Bicentennial celebration. John and Libby Parker had some fantastic skiing at Sun Valley and Snowbird and like the change from Eastern hardpack and ice to Western powder. John always manages to combine a little business with those ski trips. Dave and Cindy Chapin are anxiously awaiting a new arrival. Andy and Nathalie Thomas are neighbors of the Yusens in Needham. Among other things, Andy is president of the Charles River Dartmouth Club and runs the annual Harvard-Dartmouth Rugby game at the Rivers School in Weston on May 4. Andy is with Honeywell Information Systems in Newton. Phil Larson was in Boston from Edina, Minn., and attended the Alumni Association dinner. Phil is involved with hospital administration and reports that he has traded his hockey stick for a tennis racket and plans to spend some time improving his game at a tennis ranch. So much for the news in Boston.
Joe Carter is the new director of industrial relations at Chicopee Manufacturing Company, " textile affiliate of Johnson & Johnson in New Brunswick, N.J. He was formerly with Warner-Lambert where he was responsible for five operating divisions in the professional products group. Joe went on from Dartmouth to earn his M.B.A. in industrial relations at Cornell. He and Dorothy and three sons live in Short Hills.
Turning to the West Coast, I received a long letter from Ken McCabe. There was a recent gathering of '58s in Palo Alto, Calif., the occasion being the first marriage of Judge HarvardE. Wilson of Tacoma, Wash., to Smith graduate Elida Debevoise Lawson of Vancouver, 8.C., in February. The Judge might have set a class record for holding out. The father of the bride was the only Harvard man present and understandably hosted what turned out to be mainly a Dartmouth function. '58s in attendance were North Dakota gentleman farmer Ole Sundeen, University of Chicago Professor Tom Mapp, Col. Malcolm Snow, and Ken who is an investment banker in Pueblo, Colo. Ken flew out to the Coast in Ole's Lear Jet which is a heck of a nice way to travel to a wedding California hospitality was extended to the out-of-towners at the guest house of Container Corp. executive Greg Armstrong and his pateint wife Janet who put up with the Hanover shenanigans until the wee hours of the morning
Despite the groom's lack of experience and the '58s in attendance, the wedding was conducted with grace and dignity. The reception was less formal. Harvard and his bride left for a month-long honeymoon in Peru and plan to take up residence in Tomwater, Wash., upon returning.
This is my sign-off for the summer. Our next column will be in the October issue. The new policy is to substitute the September issue for the July issue. I wish each of you a healthy and relaxing summer and ask that you keep the news coming so that I can keep you posted on '58 happenings in the October and subsequent issues.
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